When I look at the world up close through a camera lens, I discover a startling complexity, an explosion of color, intricate patterns, and even surprising humor. These have become my palette. My delight is to explore this special world beyond real objects, to find the inner story I can only see through my lens, and to communicate this in my photographs. I have peeked up close at trees, rocks, water, dumpsters, tractors, flowers and animals here and gone. They tell me a new story each time.